Russell Sanchez #041501

$7,200.00

This new lidded jar is fantastic. So much work in all three areas of the jar. The neck has tightly carved angular ribs meeting at the opening. Those ribs sparkle. Below that area are two rows of imbedded heishi made from hematite. The heishi borders a polished band with Russell’s trademark dots. The bottom quadrant of the jar has an incised avanyu (water serpent) with a high-grade Kingman turquoise for the eye. The bottom of the jar has more angled carved ribs – flowing toward a small bottom. It balances so well with the top of the jar. To finish the piece, Russell has sculpted and carved a beautiful fish to act as a lid. The fish glistens with mica, and sits on a fully polished black disc. The fish has turquoise eyes. Throughout the piece, Russell accented the jar with tiny dots of turquoise and coral. It enhances the overall aesthetic. The coral dots represent the fish spawning – swimming upstream. This is really such a creative new jar from Russell.

6” high by 4” wide

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Russell Sanchez

San Ildefonso

Russell Sanchez was born at the San Ildefonso Pueblo. He has continued to live there all his life. Russell started making pottery at a very young age. If you could see his pots from when he was thirteen or so – you would be able to tell that a great talent was emerging! Russell was greatly influenced by his aunt, Rose Gonzales, and was futher encouraged by Dora Tse Pe. Like Russell, Dora is also a perfectionist. But Russell is really a self-taught potter. His incising, carving, and polishing techniques are all his own – developed and evolving over many years of hard work.

His work is widely accepted by serious collectors of some of the finest Native American pottery made today. He often introduces different materials into the clay while styaing within the traditional construction and firing techniques of pueblo pottery. Russell has won numerous awards and honors in juried shows every year since 1978. He has works in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institute, the Millicent Rogers Museum, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (Santa Fe) and the Museum of Natural History (Los Angeles). It is an honor to work closely with Russell, and represent him in our gallery.

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